• adies’ Purse Bags, the latest norolU ’for shopping, at the S.O. bporta Lepot, opposite Ballaatyne s. ... “hm wlmt they call a ‘profiteer,’ ” said a manure worker m tlie Aibit uUou Court at Christchurch, to ete >- body's surprise when he was asked to state what work he did. lie cxplamea that the term was applied to lam ty the other workers only. His work consisted in mixing chemical manure with “tiller” m propomoiis winch varied according to the grade o -be product as sold. “I see, . said Mi Justice hra/.er, *it is equn client to the water which the chemist puts into the bottle.” Later on the manager ct the works was asked by Mr \\ . C. Prime (for the employers) about lie man “who said lie was a profiteer ’ ■•No ” interposed Mr C. Bcnn (tor the workers), “he.said he was called a profiteer.” Mr Prime laughed, and accepted the correction (states the “Sim”). “It's not an official term,” remarked the manager. “In fact, thi* is the first I have heard of it.’-t
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 19 June 1924, Page 7
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